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The Science of Cow Handling Made Practical

Low-stress cow handling protects workers, reduces animal fear, boosts milk yield, and uses sensory principles like flight zones and point of balance.

¿Por qué las vacas lecheras necesitan consumir grasa? Una guía para el uso de grasas en la alimentación del ganado lechero

Las grasas suplementarias aumentan la energía, el rendimiento lechero y la reproducción en el ganado lechero. Mantenga la grasa total por debajo del 7% de la materia seca para garantizar un rendimiento óptimo.

Strategies to Reduce Methane Emissions on Dairy Farms [Video] ▶️

Explore strategies to reduce methane from anaerobic manure storage—digestion, solids separation, acidification, and frequent emptying—with costs and tradeoffs.

Why Do Dairy Cows Need Fat? A Guide to Using Fats in Cattle Diets

Supplemental fats boost energy, milk yield, and reproduction in dairy cattle. Keep total fat below 7% of dry matter to ensure optimal performance.

Nuts and Bolts of Dairy Ventilation [Video] ▶️

Learn how to choose the best barn fans to keep dairy cows cool and healthy using a new university app.

Voices from Across Wisconsin, Workplace Dynamics and Herd Health [Video] ▶️

Learn how Wisconsin dairy teams and vets use teamwork to improve farm efficiency, employee relationships, and cow health.

Is Your Fresh Cow Program Paying for Itself? A New Tool Helps You to Find it Out

A free UW-Madison browser tool helps dairy farmers calculate whether improved fresh cow monitoring pays off by comparing disease costs across program levels.

Feeding High-Oleic Soybeans to Dairy Cattle

High-oleic soybeans offer dairy farmers a lower milk-fat-depression risk than conventional soybeans, with research showing increased milk fat and similar yields.

Índice de Condición Corporal en Ganado Lechero

Evalúe el Índice de Condición Corporal (ICC) para optimizar la salud, producción de leche y reproducción. El puntaje ideal al parto es 3.0.

Ensuring the Health and Marketability of Dairy Cattle

Research-based strategies to improve dairy cattle health, welfare, and marketability through proactive herd management and animal care standards.

Drone Tools for Dairy: From Research to Real-World Use [Video] ▶️

See your farm through a new lens — and get better data while you’re at it. Find out how drones are changing the way dairy farmers monitor fields, animals, and environmental conditions. You’ll hear directly from researchers about real field trials, learn how drone measurements stack up against traditional methods, and walk away knowing what these findings could mean for your operation.

Nuts and Bolts of Dairy Ventilation: Interactive Calculators for Ventilation Design

Free online tools help dairy farmers design mechanical ventilation systems, compare fan efficiency, and estimate long-term energy costs.